Forbes magazine ranks North Central College among the top 25 percent of the nation’s colleges and universities for 2013-2014.

Forbes magazine ranks North Central College among America’s Top Colleges for 2013-2014.

Forbes includes North Central College among the top 25 percent of the nation’s colleges and universities. The magazine profiles the top 650 of the nearly 2,500 four-year institutions of higher learning in the United States. Forbes ranks North Central College No. 106 in the Midwest, No. 306 in the nation among private colleges and No. 456 overall.

North Central College’s Community Education 2013 fall program offers a variety of courses to enhance careers, hobbies and interests for adults and children.

Registration is underway for North Central College’s fall Community Education program. The lineup of courses is designed for professionals seeking to advance their careers, families with children who want to learn a foreign language or string instrument, hobbyists interested in home décor and photography, and much more.

North Central College is named “one of the best comprehensive liberal arts colleges in the nation” by Colleges of Distinction in its 2013-2014 directory.

North Central College is named “one of the best comprehensive liberal arts colleges in the nation” by Colleges of Distinction in its 2013-2014 directory.

Colleges of Distinction is a college guide that considers the views of guidance counselors, educators and admission professionals to honor colleges that excel in four areas of undergraduate education: student engagement in the educational process, great teaching, vibrant learning communities and successful outcomes.

More than 100 low-income children will start school this fall with supplies paid for the sale of flowers at North Central College’s Commencement.

More than 100 low-income children will start school this year with supplies paid for by supporters of North Central College.

The College teamed up with Flowers for Dreams for the second straight year to raise money to buy school supplies for local needy students. Part of the proceeds from the sale of flowers at the College’s Commencement ceremony in June benefited Flowers for Dreams.

North Central College will showcase works of art from the artists of Naperville Art League in the exhibit “Façades” Aug. 2-Sept. 2 in Schoenherr Gallery.

North Central College will showcase a variety of artwork by members of the Naperville Art League (NAL) in the exhibit “Façades” Aug. 2 through Sept. 8.

The exhibit is free and open to the public in the College’s Schoenherr Gallery at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. An artists’ reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2; complimentary refreshments will be served.

North Central College alumna Rachel Louise Snyder ’92 authored a New Yorker magazine article about research into new methods of domestic violence intervention.

North Central College alumna Rachel Louise Snyder ’92 authored a New Yorker magazine article about research into new methods of domestic violence intervention.

Snyder’s piece, “A Raised Hand: Can a New Approach Curb Domestic Homicide,” is published in the July 22 issue of The New Yorker. The article may be found on The New Yorker’s website, but is available in its entirety only to subscribers.

Anthony Schullo ’15 is selected for a prestigious program that offers opportunities for students pursuing careers as higher education administrators.

North Central College student Anthony Schullo ’15 has been selected for a prestigious program that offers networking, mentoring and other opportunities for students who want to pursue careers as higher education administrators.

Schullo has been accepted into the 2013-2014 class of the Undergraduate Fellows Program of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, formerly known as the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).